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== Record Finder Table for Lithuania ==
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The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Lithuania topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], [[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Death information
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| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Emigration information
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| [[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
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|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Language helps
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| [[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| Maiden name
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| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Marriage information
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| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Occupations
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| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]], Occupations
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]], [[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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|-
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| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Religion
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| [[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Lithuania Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
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*Nobility
*Heraldry
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| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Lithuania Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Lithuania Census|Census]]
|-
| align="left" | Religion
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*[[Lithuania Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Lithuania History|History]]
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| align="left" | Social activities
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*Social Life and Customs
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*[[Lithuania History|History]]
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| align="left" | Physical description
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*[[Lithuania Military Records|Military records]]
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===Reading the Records===
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
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*[[Lithuania Language and Languages|Languages]]
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]
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| align="left" | Naming patterns
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*Names, personal
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| align="left" |Online classes
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| align="left" |Writing for records
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[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category:Lithuania Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

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